The Chronicle

Overview

The Chronicle is the name of a science fiction television series on the Sci Fi Channel. The series is based on the "News from the Edge" series of novels by Mark Sumner, a St. Louis, Missouri based author. The show was originally sold to NBC, which shot the pilot, then later found a home with The Sci-Fi Channel.

Episodes

S01E01 Pilot

July 14, 2001 60 min
Reporter Tucker Burns finally gets a job at a tabloid, The World Chronicle, and soon finds himself on the the trail a real-life monster.

S01E02 What Gobbles Beneath

July 14, 2001 60 min
After a media mogul disappears, the reporters discover a monster living under Manhattan attrcted to the radiation emissions of its victims' cell phones.

S01E03 Here There Be Dragons

July 21, 2001 60 min
Tucker gets the surprise of his life when he goes to investigate the existence of a dragon underneath Chinatown and finds a woman pregnant with the ""dragon's"" baby.

S01E04 Baby Got Back

July 28, 2001 60 min
An abandoned baby is left at the Chronicle, the reporters investigate and find that the father, the CEO of a marketing company, has made a deal with the Devil - literally.

S01E05 He's Dead, She's Dead

August 4, 2001 60 min
A mysterious scientist, purported to have died, has perfected a way to bring people back to life, including himself.

S01E06 Bermuda Love Triangle

August 11, 2001 60 min
Tucker's story about a mermaid and Grace's story about a missing Naval pilot cross when it turns out the mermaid is seeking out the pilot to fulfill their romance.

S01E07 Only the Young Die Good

August 18, 2001 60 min
Staff at a Longevity institute and old folks' home are being used as host bodies of rich old people.

S01E08 Bring Me the Head of Tucker Burns

August 25, 2001 60 min
An outlaw biker returns from the grave to severe the heads of escapees from Hell.

S01E09 Let Sleeping Dogs Fry

September 8, 2001 60 min
A ghost begins killing the opulent residents of North Hampton using their electrical appliances.

S01E10 Take Me Back

September 15, 2001 60 min
Grace becomes the target of aliens who were responsible for her original abduction, and are targeting members of her abduction support group.

S01E11 Touched by an Alien

January 4, 2002 60 min
Stern is targeted by an alien assassin who jumps from body to body through sexual contact.

S01E12 Pig Boy's Big Adventure

January 11, 2002 60 min
The reporters go off on the trail of a ""savage simian"" and find themselves on a trail of a doctor performing animal/human hybrid experiments.

S01E13 The Cursed Sombrero

January 18, 2002 60 min
The team are on the trail of a cursed sombrero, while Kristen tries to deal with her exposure to the strange events in Tucker's life.

S01E14 Tears of a Clone

January 25, 2002 60 min
Grace must cope with an electrocution, a disinterested editor, a badgering mother, and an evil clone of herself running around.

S01E15 I See Dead Fat People

February 1, 2002 60 min
The reporters investigate a report of a house haunted by...overweight ghosts.

S01E16 Man and Superman

February 8, 2002 60 min
A superhero begins flying the skies of New York City, and while the Chronicle reporters investigate, the police begin taking an interest in them.

S01E17 Hot from the Oven

February 15, 2002 60 min
The reporters investigate an oven that is actually a cursed entrance to Hell.

S01E18 The Stepford Cheerleaders

February 22, 2002 60 min
Grace, Wes, and Tucker go undercover at a local high school where strange things are occurring.

S01E19 The Mists of Avalon Parkway

March 1, 2002 60 min
A strange mobile mist is killing people in New Jersey, and has a connection a local boy.

S01E20 The King is Undead

March 8, 2002 60 min
Grace's vampire case and Wes & Tucker's Elvis impersonator interview cross paths when the guys find out the Elvis impersonators are vampires.

S01E21 Hell Mall

March 15, 2002 60 min
Tucker investigates a series of strange deaths and acts of possession at an upscale mall.

S01E22 A Snitch in Time

March 22, 2002 60 min
Grace is stalked by members of the Swedish Mafia while investigating cases of spontaneous combustion. And the future of the Chronicle is threatened.

Cast

Chad Willett
Chad Willett
Tucker Burns
Rena Sofer
Rena Sofer
Grace Hall
Reno Wilson
Reno Wilson
Wes Freewald
Jon Polito
Jon Polito
Donald Stern
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
Sal 'Pig Boy'
Elaine Hendrix
Elaine Hendrix
Kristen Martin
Patrick Renna
Patrick Renna
Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer
Ruby Rydell
Sharon Sachs
Sharon Sachs
Vera

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